funeral rite
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The majority of tombs presented one single drinking vessel as a grave good, in what would have been a specific funeral rite of this archaeological site.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2024
An Orthodox priest blessed the site as two people sang the funeral rite.
From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2022
It will be celebrated by the dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Battista Re, while Pope Francis will perform a traditional funeral rite at the end of the ceremony.
From Seattle Times • May 28, 2022
The symphony pivots on an Adagio of almost shocking tragic power—a funeral rite for the destroyed world of the composer’s youth.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 12, 2019
As at Auvernier, a great many bears' tusks were found lying near the dead, which may possibly also have had something to do with a funeral rite.
From Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples by D'Anvers, N.
